List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela.

Major fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela
Mesa Formation
Urumaco, San Gregorio & Codore Formations
Capadare Formation
Santa Inés Formation
Socorro Formation
Parángula Formation
Río Yuca Formation
Cantaure Formation
Castillo Formation
La Luna Formation
Apón Formation
La Quinta Formation
Río Cachirí Group
Caparo Formation

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units

Group	Formation	Period	Notes
	Blanquilla Formation	Late Pleistocene	[1]
	Abisinia Formation	Early Pleistocene	[2]
	Mesa Formation	Ensenadan	[3][4]
	Cumaná Formation	Early-Late Pleistocene	[5]
	San Gregorio Formation	Chapadmalalan-Uquian	[6][7]
	Caujarao Formation	Chasicoan-Late Pleistocene	[8][9]
	Codore Formation	Montehermosan-Early Pleistocene	[10][9]
Cabo Blanco	Guaiguaza Clay	Late Pliocene	[11]
	Playa Grande Formation	Early Pliocene	[12]
	Mare Formation	Early Pliocene	[13]
Cubagua	Araya Formation	Late Pliocene	[14]
	Cerro Negro Formation	Early Pliocene	[15]
	Punta Gavilán Formation	Zanclean	[16]
	La Vela Formation	Pliocene	[17]
	Paraguaná Formation	Early Pliocene	[18][19]
	Cubagua Formation	Late Miocene-Early Pliocene	[20]
	Urumaco Formation	Laventan-Huayquerian	[21][22]
	La Puerta Formation	Late Miocene	[23]
	El Veral Formation	Late Miocene	[24]
	Buenevara Adentro Formation	Langhian	[25]
	El Porvenir Formation	Langhian	[26]
	Chiguale Formation	Middle Miocene	[27]
	Capadare Formation	Laventan	[28][29]
	Santa Inés Formation	Laventan	[30][31]
	Socorro Formation	Laventan	[32][33]
	Parángula Formation	Friasian	[34][35]
	Río Yuca Formation	Santacrucian-Friasian	[36][37]
	Cantaure Formation	Santacrucian	[38][39]
	Chaguaramas Formation	Santacrucian	[40]
	Cerro Pelado Formation	Early-Mid Miocene	[41]
	Agua Clara Formation	Burdigalian	[42]
	La Rosa Formation	Early-Mid Miocene	[43]
	Querales Formation	Burdigalian	[44]
	Guamacire Formation	Early Miocene	[45]
	Pedregoso Formation	Early Miocene	[46]
	Brasso Clay	Neogene	[47]
	Castillo Formation	Deseadan	[48][49]
	San Luis Formation	Chattian	[50]
	Patiecitos Formation	Chattian	[51]
	Areo Formation	Oligocene	[52]
	Carapita Formation	Oligocene	[53]
	Los Bagres Formation	Oligocene	[54]
	Roblecito Formation	Oligocene	[55]
	Santa Rita Formation	Priabonian	[56]
	Santa Anita Formation	Late Eocene	[57]
	Paguey Formation	Middle Eocene	[58]
	Mirador Formation	Late Paleocene-Mid Eocene	[59]
	Misoa Formation	Early Eocene	[60]
	Guárica Formation	Paleocene	[61]
	Guasare Formation	Paleocene	[62]
	Navay Formation	Late Cretaceous	[63]
	La Luna Formation	Early Cenomanian-Coniacian	[64]
Cogollo	Cogollo Formation	Late Aptian-Early Cenomanian	[65]
	Lisure Formation	Albian	[66]
	La Puya Formation	Albian	[67]
	Querecual Formation	Albian	[68]
	Chimana Formation	Late Aptian-Early Albian	[69]
	Machiques Formation	Aptian-Early Albian	[70]
	García Formation	Late Aptian	[71]
	Valle Grande Formation	Late Aptian	[72]
	Apón Formation	Aptian	[73]
	Tibú Formation	Late Aptian	[74]
	Barranquín Formation	Barremian-Early Albian	[75]
	Macoita Formation	Callovian	[76]
	Tinacoa Formation	Early-Middle Jurassic	[77]
	La Quinta Formation	Hettangian	[78]
	Palmarito Formation	Asselian-Kungurian	[79]
	Campo Chico Formation	Eifelian-Early Frasnian	[80]
Río Cachirí	Caño del Oeste Formation	Eifelian-Givetian	[81]
	Caño Grande Formation	Pragian-Eifelian	[82]
	El Horno Formation	Llandovery-Ludlow	[83]
	Caparo Formation	Costonian-Longvillian	[84]
	Mireles Formation	Tremadocian	[85]

See also

• Geology of Venezuela
• Gomphothere fossils in Venezuela
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Colombia
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Curaçao
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Guyana
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Trinidad and Tobago
• South American land mammal ages